Explore Long Beach's Coronado Ave & Anaheim St Neighborhood

Design aficionados will love this section of Coronado Avenue, which has been referred to as the ZaSo (Zaferia-South) Design District. On this stretch between 14th and Anaheim Streets, you will find architecture firms and landscape designers as well as a warehouse full of vintage treasures for your home, a hip coffee shop with pop-up artisan vendors, and great restaurants.

Credit: Compound and Union

ART MEETS EATS

Get inspired by the exhibits or make some of your own art at Compound (1395 Coronado Ave), a space that hosts art installations and workshops and includes an outdoor sculpture garden. Visit in the afternoon or evening–they’re open 4-10PM Wednesday through Saturday and 2-8PM on Sunday–and admission is free. Compound also houses a new restaurant called Union, serving seasonal California cuisine with Southeast Asian ingredients and flavors. Pair your meal with one of their innovative cocktails or sample from their list of amaros.

COFFEE & COMMUNITY

Good Time (1322 Coronado Ave) is primarily a coffee and breakfast burrito shop, but also serves as the kind of space where you feel comfortable lingering. It has ample large tables and seating in various configurations and hosts pop-ups like Vida Plant Shop, which fills the space with beautiful greenery. It also offers a selection of beer and wine and as well as retail items for sale such as locally made candles and ceramics to apparel.

LUNCH BREAK

After a few hours of strolling and shopping, grab lunch at Pho Hong Phat for authentic Vietnamese cuisine. Don’t forget to order a Chinese donut! Or stop around the corner on Anaheim and try Los Compadres, where the margaritas are sizable and the tortillas are made fresh. The menu leans toward seafood, but you can order just about any other Mexican dish you can think of and have a caramel flan for dessert.

VINTAGE GOODS

Are you in need of a vintage porcelain enamel cone-shaped fireplace or some Danish modern furniture for your 1970s A-frame in the mountains? Stroll 16,000 square feet of mid century modern nirvana at Urban Americana (1345 Coronado Ave), a collective of vintage and antique dealers offering everything from groovy rugs and lamps to tiki sculptures and vinyl for your record collection.

About the Author

Claire Atkinson

Claire Atkinson is a Southern California native who has lived in Long Beach for nearly 20 years. She spends her free time visiting local parks, farmers markets, and museums, and loves learning about Long Beach history and culture.